Comments on: NFL will start season with replacement officialshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comTue, 03 Mar 2015 22:46:53 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: frank1871http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1964300
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:07:32 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1964300Don’t understand the reasoning they are called scabs. Are they unionized and crossed the picket line?

They are replacement officials. Think of them as temporary employees.

]]>By: heelbostonfanhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1963144
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:18:29 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1963144Here’s how pathetic this has become: In the final minute of the Pats-Giants game tonight the officials reviewed to see if the Giants had 12 men on the field (they did). It took FIVE FULL MINUTES for them to count to 12!!!

The scabs are bad. All there is to it.

]]>By: mjkelly77http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962981
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:50:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962981All that the regular part-time officials need to do is sign the NFL’s offer. It’s more than fair but they’re greedy. I hope that the replacements stay the whole season.
]]>By: grabgrabgrabhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962954
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:40:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962954Heartwrenching! :(
]]>By: Mr. Wright 212http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962948
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:38:08 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962948These guys are scabs. PERIOD. And they will never work at this level again as a result.
]]>By: onecoolrdrfanhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962921
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:23:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962921I call them Scabs and don’t be surprised if it happens to you. Cutting the future of their fellow man and children’s throats. It’s all ready tough enough to support a family, much less taking another mans job. It’s happening all over.
]]>By: lafan85http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962764
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:46:39 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962764we had bad calls before we have bad calls now. if the old refs were under the same microscope they would be under the same scrutiny. both teams are playing with the same refs.
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:37:07 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962752jbythebay says:
Aug 29, 2012 2:51 PM
if you lose a game because of one bad call, you deserve to lose. You have multiple opportunities to blow your opponent out of the water so if you don’t capitalize on those opportunities, you only have yourself to blame.
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Have you ever played a competitive sport in your life? Especially in the NFL, every athlete in uniform is one of the best of the best. There are times that the outcome of a game comes down to one play. Therefore, the argument could be made that IF a mistake were to be made on said play, it could determine the outcome of the game. I’m not saying that replacement refs are more likely to make a mistake, I’m more disagreeing with your opinion that you deserve to lose a game if a critical call that should go your way ends up going against you. To me, that doesn’t make sense.

]]>By: nofunleaguehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962660
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:52:46 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962660I can see it now. Cowboys playing the Redskins, Randy Replacement steps in to signal time out and says Time out New York. I can’t wait.. Goodell you are an idiot
]]>By: jchuberhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962596
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:25:25 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962596Some of you folks have short memories.

During the regular season last year, the real ref’s made several terrible calls. The NFL stuck their heads in the sand, and initally denied the claim. After repeatidly showing replays and listening to several commentators, they finally admitted that their might have been a slight oversight . (sometimes) The NFL also sent several nasty-grams to various coaches/teams for critizing calls/plays.

Godell’s integrity of the game includes Bounty-gate, but not Scab-gate. I’m not surprised.
Money is the bottom line.

]]>By: commonsensedudehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962557
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:14:17 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962557I actually agree with the NFL wanting to hire more refs in order to have greater accountability (say goodnight, Jeff Triplett). But pushing it to this point – actually starting the season with refs that, under any scenario, are not prepared or experienced enough to handle the speed of pro football – is negligent. Someone is going to get hurt and some meaningful games are going to be affected by this. In addition, the League’s image is going to take a beating. They look petty in doing this.
]]>By: eagleswinhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962488
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:42:00 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962488Let’s not forget that another thing the refs are fighting against is accountability. The league wants to hire more refs so that if refs are performing poorly they can be replaced on the fly in the middle of the season.

The refs do not want to be accountable. They want lifetime security regardless of performance.

]]>By: junior559http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962472
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:35:32 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962472yay games will take 5 hours with these guys as refs
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:33:12 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962463Good. I for one, like the replacements. The old refs were complacent with no fear of retribution for bad calls. I believe in time the replacements will be better, in a few years we will all say this was ultimately good for the integrity of the game.
]]>By: trulyurkiddinghttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962446
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:28:27 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962446It is very hard to see how this is going to work out for the league – they have already conceded they WILL be resolving this issue with the NFLRA in the near future.

So they DO plan on bringing back the old refs – based on the performance of the replacements, it would seem at some point the league will be negotiating from a position of weakness. The difference is about $62,000.00 per team, per season if they win outright – which is not going to happen, so what are they really saving with this strategy?

Their egos are so big it would appear the league just doesn’t know when to fold them, this is will not end well for the NFL. Poor strategy that will leave them de-leveraged in this negotiation.

]]>By: billh1947http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962411
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:21:31 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962411Everybody better hope a crucial wrong call dont cost their team a victory,yes the real NFL refs were wrong many times but its miniscule compared to the atrocious stuff we will see coming up soon,if you dont support the regular refs strike right now hang on, you will in the near future when they cost your team multiple victories making really bad call or no calls at all.
]]>By: Mr. Wright 212http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962406
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:20:41 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962406These hacks who claim that the regulars are that bad — they’re right 90% of the time — are off base. These guys are blowing tons of ROUTINE calls and generally do not know the rules. Even with a league officiating rep giving them tips in their earpieces.

The NFL is embarrassing for being so cheap. PAY THE REGULARS. You are charging optimum price for subpar collective product with these Pop Warner refs.

]]>By: wetdentisthttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962389
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:14:32 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962389how much will Roger Goodell be making again in a few years? 20 million? that guy should be kept as far away from football as humanly possible.
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:12:34 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962384Billsfan has it right.
You can throw a rock and hit someone that is capable of reffing an NFL game, but by the looks of pre-season, these guys (and girl) haven’t given anyone confidence that they won’t mess it up. Well, anyone not named Jerry Jones.

Goodell and company have a trillion dollar product that risk credibility due to scab officials.

]]>By: doctorfootballhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962373
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:09:45 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962373The regular officials make horrible calls that cost teams games all the time. The replacements haven’t been great. I’ll give you that. They’ve made some inexcusable errors. That said, I think they’re much better at callin and not calling pass interference. The regular official call such ticky tack PI calls. The replacement are also better at calling holding calls. Regular officials ruined the flow of the game in the same way that NBA refs do by stopping the game everytime down court.
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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:08:34 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962366I cant wait until the replacement officials cost a team a game. Itll be funny when they take a td away from calvin johnson…. oops… or when they get calls wrong even after instant replay…. oops…. or when they get judgement calls totally wrong… oops.

Wait, the difference between the replacement refs and regular refs is… what?

Every Giants game they’ve officiated this preseason has been BRUTAL with the number of missed calls for holding against our defensive ends/tackles and the pass interference calls seem to be lost on them.

]]>By: footballchic777http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962345
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:04:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962345This is absurd! There are 14 teams that do not have pension plans for their own employees, but it is okay for the NFLRA to demand that for their PART-TIME employees? They make more for their part-time jobs, where they get to travel and work a few hours a week for a portion of the year, than most people make in years, and they want us to feel bad for them! No thanks. These replacements are bad, and they are driving us all nuts, but hopefully they will improve. Bring on the NFL regular season and let the real football commence!
]]>By: AlanSaysYohttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962340
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:00:58 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962340Oh, and I love these comments to the effect of “Who cares? The officiating has always been terrible.”

You can have occasional blown calls, or you can have more frequently blown calls. The absence of perfection doesn’t mean it’s time to throw your hands in the air and say “they all suck.” Odds are that you probably don’t want to know how bad it can get.

]]>By: fmwarnerhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962333
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:57:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962333It seems like some of you are under the delusion that this is of the officials’ doing. They’re not striking, they’re being locked out. Blame the NFL, they’re the ones that deserve it.
]]>By: mintberrycrunch1http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962331
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:57:00 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962331It is very irresponsible and unethical for the media and NFLRA to constantly hammer the new refs when the olds ref blew big time calls nearly every game and yet no one could speak a word about their performance. The fact of the matter is the old refs refuse to be held accountable for their on field performance and thats why they wont agree to a new deal.
]]>By: rpiotr01http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962322
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:52:30 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962322Doesn’t matter. Deep in my heart I know that the thing that really decides Packer games is whether or not I wear my lucky jersey.
]]>By: ksctychiefshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962318
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:51:12 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962318sure,the replacement guys will struggle…..but they will climb a steep learning curve fast….and by mid season will be fine….a win or loss does not come down to a single decision by a single ref…..over the entire course of a game each team has plenty of opportunities to win,or loss,all by themselves,regardless of the officiating…..
]]>By: psdalenohttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962312
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:48:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962312“Tuck Rule”. Sorry veteran refs. That call lost the credibility you had. Even the worst call a replacement ref makes this season cant match that.
]]>By: neilanblomihttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/29/nfl-will-start-season-with-replacement-officials/#comment-1962311
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:48:12 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1157407#comment-1962311If the “regular” officials work out a deal and come back I hope the media still shines a light on the horrible calls they routinely make, as opposed to just the replacement officials now. Funny how now all of a sudden everyone wants to comment on bad officiating like its some new thing.
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